I felt drawn to write today. I have never been one to force a post. Which is probably why I am not a disciplined writer. Or getting paid. Instead of making time each day, I rather wait for a feeling. I can’t explain how those feelings work exactly. Thank goodness this blog does not pay […]
How Middle School Fashion Derailed My Meticulous Morning Routine
I will be the first to tell you that I am a stanch rule follower. I also have OCD tendencies but instead of being crippling, they actually work for me. My OCD requires me to have everything in my life neat and tidy. Except we all know that life is not ever neat and tidy. […]
Parenting At Every Stage
The new school year has started here in Tennessee. Two of my kids are in middle school this time, while the other two are still kicking it at the elementary school. One thing I have learned in my thirteen years of being a mother is my role as Mom is constantly changing. Gone are the […]
Surviving School Mornings
My life is not the most exciting. I usually wake 10 minutes or so before my alarm is set to sound. I think it is my body’s way of screwing with me. I mean, not like I need to pee, because my body woke me at 4:00 AM for that. My brain just turns on. […]
The Horrors Of School Drop Off Line
I pulled up to the school and four quiet, smiling children formed a line. Then they took turns carefully climbing down from the vehicle. Okay, it wasn’t exactly like that. Or anything like that really. No, this may be a new school year, but it is shaping up to be more of the same. There […]
Kindergarten: A Time To Cry
I have four kids. You would think that I would get used to certain things. Vomit, unflushed toilets, boogers and snotty noses, I will never be a fan. Another thing that I will never get used to, is the dreaded first day of kindergarten. I had to register my third child this week. It never […]
